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 Pension Deposition for Lucy Garland

  • » Date: 1841-06-05
  • » Subject: Pension Deposition for Lucy Garland
  • » Written By: Sarah “Sallie” Smith Gleaves
  • » Addressed To: The Government of the United States
  • » Transcriber: Dennis Glaves
  • » File # 1248

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State of Tennessee Davidson Davidson }
This day Sarah Gleaves aged about sixty two years personally appeared before me John Wright acting Justice of the peace in and for Said County who being duly sworn to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth concerning what she knows about the inter marriage of Elisha Garland a revolutionary Souldier in the army of the United States of America with Lucy Reives(,) deposith and Sayeth
I was Born in the immediate neighbourhood of the petitioner Mrs Lucy Garland and have known her well (crossed out) from my earliest recollection(.) the presise time of her Marriage with the late Elijah Garland I cannot State but know it was previous to Seventeen hundred and Eighty seven at which time they removed from the neighbourhood where I was born(.) the Succeeding year I moved to the same part of the County the(y) removed to and have lived near them ever since. I should say the(y) moved sometime about Seventeen hundred & Eighty four or five but the presise date as stated above I can not recollect, I was not present at the Marriage but seen them a day or two afterwards and been acquainted with her ever since and they lived together as husband & wife to the day of his death
And further this Informant Sayeth not

       her
Sarah X Gleaves
      Mark

Sworn to and made her Mark before me
5th June 1841
John Wright (seal)
Justice of the peace in & for Said County

Transcriber Notes

Sarah Smith (1776-1845) married Thomas Gleaves (1771-1849) in 1797 shortly after Thomas came from Wythe County, Virginia. A number of Thomas' letters can be found on this site. They lived their entire married lives in Davidson County and their descendants can still be found throughout the Nashville area.

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